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Freewill

The lonely little shepherd boy

Sat on the moonlit hill

Basking in the glory

Of the thrill

Of his first ****

First to die was father

Aborted in his prime

Next to die was mother

For ignoring all the signs

 

Cut them into pieces

Tossed them in a trunk

Had a cry

Waved goodbye

Until the ******* sunk

And sunk they did

There in that trunk

Erasing all Boy's fear

And

After it was over

Life’s mist began to clear

 

Saw his future beckon him

 

*"Hurry now be quick

time is of the essence

we cannot miss a trick.

Gather up all your belongings

Meet me down the lake.

There are things we need to talk about.

Things we need to contemplate”*

 

Boy was pretty nifty

Packed up all his bits

Raced down to the rendezvous

But left behind his wits

 

Along the way

Boy was plagued

With demons of self doubt

 

*Whisper

 

Whisper

 

Whisper*

 

Boy could not block them out

 

Wormed their way into his mind

Boy was fit to burst

Panic overcame him

Boy now thought that he was cursed

Reached deep into the hold all

Pulled out his father’s gun

Placed the barrel in his mouth

Killed his parent’s son

 

The lonely little shepherd boy

Died on that moonlit hill

 

Is there really such a concept as the notion of freewill?

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Oct 26, 2010
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